UNITED STATES HISTORY EDMENTUM
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QUESTIONS
What was the country's staple in the South before the Great Migration? -
CORRECT ANSWER -cotton
Which of the following marked the end of the Spanish-American War? -
CORRECT ANSWER -the Treaty of Paris
Which of the following can be linked to Commander Valeriano Weyler? -
CORRECT ANSWER -"reconcentrados" for Cuban rebels
Which of the following would prevent Japanese intervention in its neighboring
island of the Philippines? - CORRECT ANSWER -the Root-Takahira
Agreement
Which of the following would be violated if the United States were to annex
Cuba following a conflict between the two countries? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the Teller Amendment
Unit 5 - CORRECT ANSWER -From War to Recovery
What was the main function of George Creel's "four-minute men"? -
CORRECT ANSWER -They delivered short, patriotic speeches to gain support
for the war.
,Why did the Republican Isolationists refuse to ratify President Wilson's League
of Nations? - CORRECT ANSWER -They were opposed to Article 10 that
could infringe upon the United States' right to declare war and expand its
territories.
Why did the United States break diplomatic relations with Germany in 1917? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare
against all ships.
What adverse effect emerged from African Americans migrating North in
search of jobs during World War I? - CORRECT ANSWER -race riots in
several cities
What role did J. Edgar Hoover play in the Palmer Raids? - CORRECT
ANSWER -He was director of the antiradicalism division in the Department of
Justice.
Why are the 1920s known as the Roaring Twenties? - CORRECT ANSWER -It
was a period of rapid economic and social transformation.
How did the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929 help farmers? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It stabilized the prices of farm goods.
What was the Teapot Dome scandal? - CORRECT ANSWER -Harding's
Interior Secretary Albert Fall was accused of leasing government-owned
oilfields to private business without allowing competitive bids.
,Which of the following was an object of critique in the works of the "Lost
Generation" of writers? - CORRECT ANSWER -materialism
Who coined the term "Jazz Age"? - CORRECT ANSWER -F. Scott Fitzgerald
What did the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act bring
about? - CORRECT ANSWER -the prohibition of alcohol
What did the Women's Christian Temperance Movement campaign for? -
CORRECT ANSWER -laws to curb the consumption of alcohol
Why was stock bought on margin considered a risky investment? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Investors purchased the stocks with little cash down; if the price
dropped the investor had to repay the loan.
How were minorities at a disadvantage during the Great Depression? -
CORRECT ANSWER -They were often the first to have their hours or jobs
cut.
Why was Germany particularly susceptible to a downturn in the economy? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Germany owed large debts to other countries after
World War I.
What happened when the Federal Reserve limited the money supply? -
CORRECT ANSWER -The limited access to currency stifled business growth.
, Which of the following describes the US trade policy in the 1930s? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Increase the price of farm products and industrial goods by
increasing the taxes on imports.
Which of the following groups was expected to benefit from New Deal
programs like Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress
Administration (WPA)? - CORRECT ANSWER -unemployed
What does the TVA exemplify among New Deal policies? - CORRECT
ANSWER -federal intervention to meet regional needs
If Roosevelt's judicial reform had been passed, how would new judges have
been appointed? - CORRECT ANSWER -on the basis of the age of sitting
judges
Unit 6 - CORRECT ANSWER -World War II and Its Aftermath
World War II - CORRECT ANSWER -
Who authorized the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Harry Truman
What was D-Day? - CORRECT ANSWER -the invasion at Normandy
Which general served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces for D-Day? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Dwight Eisenhower
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS ) UPDATED
QUESTIONS
What was the country's staple in the South before the Great Migration? -
CORRECT ANSWER -cotton
Which of the following marked the end of the Spanish-American War? -
CORRECT ANSWER -the Treaty of Paris
Which of the following can be linked to Commander Valeriano Weyler? -
CORRECT ANSWER -"reconcentrados" for Cuban rebels
Which of the following would prevent Japanese intervention in its neighboring
island of the Philippines? - CORRECT ANSWER -the Root-Takahira
Agreement
Which of the following would be violated if the United States were to annex
Cuba following a conflict between the two countries? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the Teller Amendment
Unit 5 - CORRECT ANSWER -From War to Recovery
What was the main function of George Creel's "four-minute men"? -
CORRECT ANSWER -They delivered short, patriotic speeches to gain support
for the war.
,Why did the Republican Isolationists refuse to ratify President Wilson's League
of Nations? - CORRECT ANSWER -They were opposed to Article 10 that
could infringe upon the United States' right to declare war and expand its
territories.
Why did the United States break diplomatic relations with Germany in 1917? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare
against all ships.
What adverse effect emerged from African Americans migrating North in
search of jobs during World War I? - CORRECT ANSWER -race riots in
several cities
What role did J. Edgar Hoover play in the Palmer Raids? - CORRECT
ANSWER -He was director of the antiradicalism division in the Department of
Justice.
Why are the 1920s known as the Roaring Twenties? - CORRECT ANSWER -It
was a period of rapid economic and social transformation.
How did the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929 help farmers? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It stabilized the prices of farm goods.
What was the Teapot Dome scandal? - CORRECT ANSWER -Harding's
Interior Secretary Albert Fall was accused of leasing government-owned
oilfields to private business without allowing competitive bids.
,Which of the following was an object of critique in the works of the "Lost
Generation" of writers? - CORRECT ANSWER -materialism
Who coined the term "Jazz Age"? - CORRECT ANSWER -F. Scott Fitzgerald
What did the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act bring
about? - CORRECT ANSWER -the prohibition of alcohol
What did the Women's Christian Temperance Movement campaign for? -
CORRECT ANSWER -laws to curb the consumption of alcohol
Why was stock bought on margin considered a risky investment? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Investors purchased the stocks with little cash down; if the price
dropped the investor had to repay the loan.
How were minorities at a disadvantage during the Great Depression? -
CORRECT ANSWER -They were often the first to have their hours or jobs
cut.
Why was Germany particularly susceptible to a downturn in the economy? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Germany owed large debts to other countries after
World War I.
What happened when the Federal Reserve limited the money supply? -
CORRECT ANSWER -The limited access to currency stifled business growth.
, Which of the following describes the US trade policy in the 1930s? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Increase the price of farm products and industrial goods by
increasing the taxes on imports.
Which of the following groups was expected to benefit from New Deal
programs like Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress
Administration (WPA)? - CORRECT ANSWER -unemployed
What does the TVA exemplify among New Deal policies? - CORRECT
ANSWER -federal intervention to meet regional needs
If Roosevelt's judicial reform had been passed, how would new judges have
been appointed? - CORRECT ANSWER -on the basis of the age of sitting
judges
Unit 6 - CORRECT ANSWER -World War II and Its Aftermath
World War II - CORRECT ANSWER -
Who authorized the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Harry Truman
What was D-Day? - CORRECT ANSWER -the invasion at Normandy
Which general served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces for D-Day? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Dwight Eisenhower
